Religion · ranked shortlist
Best Religion software in 2026
20 approved religion listings, ordered by published rating with the method stated below rather than assumed.
- Tools ranked
- 20
- Entry price range
- $0.27-$198
- Publish a $0 plan
- 5 of 20
How this ranking is derived
The sort key
Published rating, highest first. Ties break on the number of ratings behind the score, then on product name so the order never depends on what the API happened to return first. That is the whole rule, there is no weighting, no score of our own, and nothing paid: no sponsored slot runs on these pages.
Where the ratings come from
No listing in this set carries a rating, so the order falls back to name. Those scores are aggregated from public sources rather than collected here, Softwr hosts no reviews of its own, which is also why no rating on this page is marked up as ours in structured data.
What the pool is
Approved religion listings, capped at 20 per page; 20 came back for this one. It is not the whole market, and a tool being absent means we hold no record of it rather than that it failed a test. The unranked full set is on the religion category page.
The ranking
Each entry lists why it sits where it sits, drawn from its own published rating and pricing.
- #1
ACS Technologies Church Software
Highest rated hereChurch information and management system with advanced features
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $149 a month, with no free plan.
- 2 published tiers, topping out at $399.
- Billing
- subscription
- Published tiers
- 2 tiers
- Tags
- management, church, information, giving
- #2
Breeze
Free church management software for small churches
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $72 a month, with no free plan.
- Billing
- subscription
- Published tiers
- 1 tier
- Tags
- Free, church, management, small
- #3C
Church Alive
Church management and event software
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $49 a month, with no free plan.
- 2 published tiers, topping out at $149.
- Billing
- subscription
- Published tiers
- 2 tiers
- Tags
- management, events, church, coordination
- #4C
ChurchPlanner
Integrated church service and ministry planning platform
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Publishes a $0 plan, with paid tiers from $9.99 a month.
- 3 published tiers, topping out at $19.99.
- Billing
- Model not published
- Published tiers
- 3 tiers
- Tags
- planning, worship, collaboration, church
- #5
ChurchTrac
Church management and member tracking software
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $29 a month, with no free plan.
- Its top tier is unpriced and sold by quote.
- Billing
- subscription
- Published tiers
- 3 tiers
- Tags
- management, attendance, members, church
- #6
easyTithe
Church online giving with published plans where a higher monthly fee buys a lower card rate
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $19 a month, with no free plan.
- 3 published tiers, topping out at $75.
- Billing
- Per month, with the card rate set by the plan
- Published tiers
- 3 tiers
- Tags
- Church Giving, donations, Tithing, payments
- #7
Ecclesia
Church management and member app built in Chennai for Indian congregations and diaspora churches
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Its top tier is unpriced and sold by quote.
- Billing
- quote
- Published tiers
- 1 tier
- Tags
- Church Management, Chms, membership, giving
- #8
eGiving
Online giving and donation management platform
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Publishes a $0 plan, with paid tiers from $29 a month.
- Billing
- transaction
- Published tiers
- 2 tiers
- Tags
- giving, online, donations, simple
- #9
Elvanto
Church management with strong volunteer rostering, now owned by Tithe.ly
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $72 a month, with no free plan.
- 2 published tiers, topping out at $119.
- Billing
- Per month by plan
- Published tiers
- 2 tiers
- Tags
- Church Management, Volunteer Scheduling, Chms, giving
- #10
Faithlife Proclaim
Sermon presentation and delivery platform from Logos creator
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $10 a month, with no free plan.
- Billing
- subscription
- Published tiers
- 1 tier
- Tags
- sermon, presentation, biblical, preparation
- #11F
FaithMetrics
Data-driven church growth and engagement analytics platform
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $79 a month, with no free plan.
- 3 published tiers, topping out at $499.
- Billing
- subscription
- Published tiers
- 3 tiers
- Tags
- analytics, church-growth, data, engagement
- #12
Givelify
Mobile giving app for nonprofits and churches
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Publishes a $0 plan, with paid tiers from $19 a month.
- Billing
- subscription
- Published tiers
- 2 tiers
- Tags
- giving, mobile, fundraising, app
- #13
Gloo
Data and AI platform connecting churches, ministries and the people looking for them
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Free, no paid tier is published at all.
- Its top tier is unpriced and sold by quote.
- Billing
- Free tier for churches, paid tiers and campaign services quoted
- Published tiers
- 2 tiers
- Tags
- church, ministry, ai, messaging
- #14
IconCMO
Comprehensive church and organization management software
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $35 a month, with no free plan.
- 5 published tiers, topping out at $125.
- Billing
- subscription
- Published tiers
- 5 tiers
- Tags
- management, church, Enterprise, comprehensive
- #15
Kindrid
Church giving app with recurring giving focus
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Free, no paid tier is published at all.
- Billing
- transaction
- Published tiers
- 1 tier
- Tags
- giving, mobile, recurring, app
- #16
Logos Bible Software
Premier biblical research and study platform for pastors and scholars
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $0.27 a month, with no free plan.
- Billing
- subscription
- Tags
- bible, study, research, sermon
- #17
MediaShout
Worship presentation and media management software
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $198 a month, with no free plan.
- 6 published tiers, topping out at $798.
- Billing
- one-time
- Published tiers
- 6 tiers
- Tags
- presentation, media, worship, church
- #18
Ministry Brands
A church software holding company whose current product is the Amplify module suite
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Its top tier is unpriced and sold by quote.
- Billing
- quote
- Published tiers
- 2 tiers
- Tags
- Church Management, Chms, giving, Fund Accounting
- #19
Overflow
Stock, crypto and donor-advised fund giving for churches and nonprofits, priced per gift type
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $50 a month, with no free plan.
- Its top tier is unpriced and sold by quote.
- Billing
- Per month plus a published fee per asset type
- Published tiers
- 3 tiers
- Tags
- giving, church, Stock Donations, crypto
- #20
Church Community Builder
Social network platform for churches to build community and engage members
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $59 a month, with no free plan.
- 2 published tiers, topping out at $179.
- Billing
- subscription
- Published tiers
- 2 tiers
- Tags
- community, social, engagement, members
What religion software costs
Counted from the published pricing of the 20 listings on this page. A tool counts as free only where it publishes a $0 plan, an open-source licence or a starting price of zero.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $0.27Logos Bible Software
- Median entry price
- $42across 16 priced
- Dearest entry price
- $198MediaShout
- Publish a $0 plan
- 5of 20
Paid religion plans in this set start anywhere from $0.27 a month for Logos Bible Software to $198 for MediaShout. The median entry price across the 16 tools that publish one is $42, half of them start below that figure and half above it.
Entry price is not the ceiling. The dearest published tier anywhere in this category is MediaShout's at $798 a month, 4× the highest entry price on the page. Read the top of each ladder as well as the bottom, because that is where you land after two years of growth.
5 of 20 publish a $0 plan, and 2 of those charge nothing at all. 13 tools have no free tier of any kind.
5 of 20 keep at least one tier unpriced and sold by quote, which in practice means the number you end up paying at the top end is not on this page or on theirs.
Logos Bible Software pricingMediaShout pricingMediaShout plans
How these vendors bill
The billing model each of the 20 religion listings publishes, counted. Two tools at the same headline price are not the same purchase if one of them charges per seat.
- subscription
- 10
- quote
- 2
- transaction
- 2
- Free tier for churches, paid tiers and campaign services quoted
- 1
- one-time
- 1
- Per month by plan
- 1
- Per month plus a published fee per asset type
- 1
- Per month, with the card rate set by the plan
- 1
Separately, 5 of 20 publish at least one tier with no price attached. Those are sold by quote, so the top of the ladder is negotiable, and unknowable, until you talk to sales.
What comes as standard, and what you pay extra for
Every capability named in a published pricing tier by any of the 19 religion tools here that break their plans down, counted once per vendor. This measures what vendors choose to advertise as a selling point, not everything the software does, an absence below is silence, not a missing feature.
Named most often
- Unlimited members , 4 of 19
- Advanced reporting , 3 of 19
- Attendance tracking , 2 of 19
- Basic giving , 2 of 19
- Enhanced features , 2 of 19
Named by fewer
- Priority support , 2 of 19
- Reduced fees , 2 of 19
- Up to 200 members , 2 of 19
- Up to 500 members , 2 of 19
Named by exactly one vendor: Accounts Payable, Banking, Custom integrations, Implementation and migration quoted separately, Perpetual license, Supported for existing customers. Those are differentiators rather than table stakes.
What “Religion” covers in practice
The subject tags that recur across these 20 listings, with the number of tools carrying each. A category label is a filing decision; this is the closer read of what is actually filed under it.
- church13
- giving8
- management5
- Chms4
- Church Management3
- app2
- community2
- donations2
- engagement2
- fundraising2
- members2
- mobile2
Carried by a single tool: ai, Church Giving, data, Fund Accounting, membership, Outreach, reporting, Stock Donations. If one of those is the reason you are here, the category page is the wrong lens, go straight to that product.
How to choose between them
Four things the numbers above should change about your shortlist.
Start with the free tiers if there are enough of them
5 of 20 religion tools here publish a $0 plan, which is enough to run a real trial without a purchase order. A free tier is worth more than a free trial when you are evaluating: a trial expires on the vendor's schedule, a free plan expires when you outgrow it. The thing to check before you commit is which of the capabilities below sit above the free line, starting with unlimited members, the single most frequently named capability in this category's published tiers.
Read the spread before you read the features
$0.27 to $198 is a $197.73 spread on entry price alone, and a spread that wide is never about polish, it is about who the vendor built for. Tools at the bottom of this ladder are priced for one person or a small team; tools near $198 are priced for a department with a procurement process. Decide which of those you are before you compare capability, or you will shortlist four tools that were never competing for the same buyer.
Check which tier you actually land on
7 of 20 tools here publish three or more tiers, and the median vendor in this category ships 2 of them. The advertised price is the first rung, and the things teams tend to need, unlimited members, advanced reporting, attendance tracking, are named in higher plans far more often than in entry ones. Price your shortlist at the tier that contains what you need, not at the tier on the pricing page's left edge.
The billing model matters more than the headline number
This category splits across 8 billing models: subscription on 10 listings, quote on 2, and 6 other arrangements across the rest. A per-user price and a flat subscription at the same headline figure are not the same purchase, the first one grows with headcount and the second does not. Multiply by your real team size before you compare two numbers side by side.
Compare religion tools directly
Every pairing below is a full comparison: the same checklist applied to both, so a gap in one is a gap in the other.
- ACS Technologies Church Software vs Breeze
- Breeze vs Church Alive
- Church Alive vs ChurchPlanner
- ChurchPlanner vs ChurchTrac
- ChurchTrac vs easyTithe
- easyTithe vs Ecclesia
- Ecclesia vs eGiving
- eGiving vs Elvanto
Go straight to the numbers
- ACS Technologies Church Softwarepricingalternatives
- Breezepricingalternatives
- Church Alivepricingalternatives
- ChurchPlannerpricingalternatives
- ChurchTracpricingalternatives
- easyTithepricingalternatives
Questions people ask about religion software
Answered from the listings on this page, and nowhere else.
- How is this religion ranking decided?
- Mechanically. The 20 approved religion listings on this page are sorted by their published rating, highest first, with the number of ratings behind each score as the tie-break and the product name as a final tie-break so the order is stable. Those ratings are aggregated from public sources, not collected from Softwr readers, this site hosts no reviews, so the order is a summary of what is already published elsewhere, not a verdict of our own. Nothing on this page is paid placement.
- How much does religion software cost?
- Across the 20 religion tools listed here, paid plans start between $0.27 and $198 a month, with a median entry price of $42. The most expensive single tier published in the category is $798 a month (MediaShout). 5 of 20 also publish a $0 plan.
- What is the cheapest religion software?
- 2 of the 20 tools listed here cost nothing at all. Among the ones that charge, Logos Bible Software has the lowest published entry price at $0.27 a month. Cheapest and best value are different questions: check which tier the capability you need actually appears in before you compare starting prices.
- Is there free religion software?
- Yes, 5 of 20 tools in this category publish a plan priced at $0. 2 of them are free outright, with no paid tier above. A tool is only counted as free here when it publishes a $0 plan, an open-source licence, or a starting price of zero, a free trial does not count.
- What features should religion software have?
- Judging by what vendors put in their own published pricing tiers, the most frequently named capabilities in this category are unlimited members (4 of 19 tools that publish plan detail), advanced reporting (3) and attendance tracking (2). Treat those as the category baseline. Anything named by only one vendor, such as accounts payable or banking, is a differentiator rather than a standard, so it is worth deciding whether you need it before it narrows your shortlist to one.
- How is religion software usually billed?
- subscription (10), quote (2), transaction (2), Free tier for churches, paid tiers and campaign services quoted (1), plus 4 less common arrangements, counted across the 20 listings on this page. The distinction that costs money is per-seat versus flat: a per-user plan at the same headline price scales with your headcount and a flat subscription does not. 5 of 20 tools also keep at least one tier unpriced and sold by quote.
- What does religion software actually cover?
- The 20 tools on this page do not describe themselves the same way. The subject tags they carry most often are church (13), giving (8), management (5), chms (4), church management (3). That spread is the honest answer to what the category means in practice: it is not one product shape, and two tools filed under religion may overlap on very little.
- How many pricing tiers do religion tools offer?
- 19 of 20 tools here publish a plan breakdown, and the median one has 2 tiers. 7 of 20 publish three or more. More tiers is not generosity, it usually means the capability you are buying for sits two rungs above the advertised price, so price your shortlist at the tier that contains it.
- How many religion tools are listed on Softwr?
- 20 approved religion listings appear on this page, including ACS Technologies Church Software, Breeze, Church Alive, ChurchPlanner. Each links to a full breakdown with its pricing tiers and plan detail, and the category can be filtered by price and sorted by rating above. You can also read the shortlist view at /best/religion, which ranks the same set by published rating.
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